Shmi Shem

Last night at Bugis+ Atrium, I attended the launch of the Singapore Street Festival 2018, a yearly community project founded in 2002 by Ms Annie Pek. This year’s theme was YOUTHNIVERSE, focusing on the multipotential global youth.  “Singapore Street Festival (SSF) is a yearly event offering the opportunity for youth to showcase their diverse talents, skills and […]

Medan and Lake Toba Ah, Indonesia. Though we’ve lived for nearly a decade in Australia, we’ve never once set foot in Indonesia. Truth be told, we didn’t see the appeal of Bali due to it’s party reputation. But if fate wants you to go somewhere, you go. That’s when we ended up in Medan and, […]

New Year 2017 Singapore Celebration We headed out to the Marina Bay for the New Year 2017  Singapore Celebration. Normally, we avoid the crowds for these type of festivities but since it’s a new country and it was to usher in the New Year, we said, “Why not?” The celebration concentrated around the Quays, Clarke […]

Not just about wines A few days ago, AT Marketing invited me and V to sample the food at Wine Bonanza. I was there during the media launch, imbibed the delicious wines, and tried some of the dishes. This time, the focus was on the modern fusion cuisine. We were given a glass of Christian […]

Birds, Birds, and more Birds The city-state maybe a small red dot in the map but don’t let others tell you there’s nothing to see here. If you like bird-watching, you may want to visit Jurong Bird Park Singapore. The Jurong Bird Park is part of the Wildlife Reserves of Singapore. There are four parks […]

An all-in-one can-cook-anything maid of German descent? Not quite. I was invited by Sandra, whom I met at a website building workshop a few weeks ago. We talked for a bit then she asked, “Do you like eating?” Of course, I do. I just don’t like cooking. “Ok,” she said. “Would you like to come […]